64. Wu Liang has a good command of the English language, while he is poor in listening. He hopes he can follow the latest TV news.

63. Zhang Qin is a student in Foreign Language College. He has a good knowledge of basic English. He wants to improve his English ability in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

62. Fang Hong teaches herself English. She can’t speak English very well because of her poor pronunciation. So she hopes to improve her communicative skills.

61. Liu Ping is learning English as a second language. He has mastered some basic grammar knowledge and hopes to improve his ability of translation in some way.

59. Where is the headquaters of the United Nations?

A. At San Francisco. 　　B. At Washington. 　　C. In New York. 　　D. In California.

58. When and where was the United Nations formed?

A. At San Francisco on April 25, 1945. 　　　　　　　　B. At San Francisco in 1945.

C. In New York shortly after the end of the World War I . 　D. In New York in 1945.

57. What made the general think the last answer was the best? _______

A. He was afraid he would lose the battle. 　　　B. He was tired of fighting.

C. His soldiers could no longer fight well. 　　　D. Too many soldiers had died in the battle.

(E)

Shortly before the end of World War I, leaders of many nations, including the United States, decided to from an international organization. It was hoped that nations could discuss their disagreements in this organization instead of fighting over them.

On April 25. 1945. two hundred representatives from many nations came to San Francisco, California, to make the rules that would govern this organization. After months of hard work . arguments(辩论) and compromises(妥协), the United Nations organization was established(建立).

Today thousands of people visit the United Nations headquarers in New York city. They see the large rooms where representatives(代表)from more than a hundred nations meet to discuss their problems. They find out about the work of the United Nations.

Children who visit the United Nations are especially interested in learning about the help given to children. Teams of workers from the United Nations visit countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa to help children who are sick and hungry. They bring food and medicine. They also teach people what doctors have learned about keeping children strong.

People who work for the United Nations believe that happy healthy people are more likely to be friendly to other nations. They believe that helping people will help keep the world at peace.

56. According to the third soldier, the general was the most powerful because _______.

A. he was the greatest man in the world　　 B. he was braver and wiser than other generals

C. he could order the soldiers to use their guns　 D. he shot the gun and aimed well

55. A famous general once felt very sad because

A. his soldiers were fighting well　　　 B. his soldiers were not fighting so well as expected

C. he saw many had died in the battle　　 D. he was going to give a medal to one of his soldiers